nice perks and atmosphere for a buy side firm, might be too slow for some - Vice President MetLife Employee Review

4.0
Oct 16, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Quality of life, and plenty of opportunity to learn. Commute is much better than NYC. Relaxed work environment. Human Resources is really great.

Cons

Low pay against peers and Wall Street, low incentives to exploit technology. Long hours for most, and little actual down time after that. Everything is outsourced.

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5.0
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Pros

Great culture that actually cares about customers and employees

Cons

Old school and Legacy environment

1.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

Good support for new people managers were very helpful and always available

Cons

Micromanage every second of your time; have to put in a request to go to the bathroom and wait for someone to grant it Expect you to put exceptions to your time after your shift ends on your own time Half hour lunch by the time I brought my lunch or heated my leftovers and went to the bathroom. I barely had time to wolf it down. Unrealistic call times Systems are horrible and crashing all the time expect you to be in at least 15 minutes before your shift unpaid to set up all the programs on your computer

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